The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-11
THE CARE OF CLOTHING.
Some Good Advice on the Subject FOL
Men and Women.

women's clothing has great deal to dc
not only with its looking well, but with
the length of time which it lasts,
Clothes of wool which are rarely brush.
ed and never hung out of doors soor
come to have an appearance of long
use, when the same clothes, if carefully
brushed every day and frequently hung
out of doors will always be fresh, and
will keep their good looks very much
longer. Care should be used to select
n brush broom or whjsk of fine broom.
corn. 1t will cost more than the coarsei
ones, but in the end will be a saving, as
the coarser ones wear the clothing
more repidly. Coats and cloaks should
be hung always on little wire frames,
costing or 10 cents, which come for
that purpose The frames should first
be covered with some sort OF material
to prevent the garments from breaking
over their edges. II made OF wood this
is not necessary, the wooden ones, how
ever, are a little more expensive. 1t
better to hang than TO fold almost all
dresses that are not wash dresses, II
one has sufficient room, but If the room
is limited and the dresses crowded il
hung, then they should be folded, us
ANYTHING is better than the ''stringy"
look which dresses crowded together III
a small closet may soon acqu re.
If dress of wooden material has
any drapery it will be found to keep its
freshness very much longer if the skirt
is always bottom upward. With lit
tie practice and care this will be easily
done, and the creases prevented which
come so quickly even in the best of ma
terials from the folds hanging always
the same way. both when in wear and
when not. Never s., down in Il damp
dress il il can b. avoided, for nothing
so successfully creases it. 1t should ut
once be taken of and hung in good po-
stion to dry. Careful attention should
ALWAYS be paid TO dress braids and fac
ings. If braid is replaced rs soon n
it commences TO wear, the fncing, will
in many instances be saved. A dress
braid should always be put on by hand.
and in most instances, "rolled on. II
sewed on by machine more time is con-
sumed in ripping il of, when it requires
replacing, than in both sewing on and
ripping of n braid sewn on by hand.
Ii one has to b. much in the kitchen
wooden dresses should not be worn
there. They hold the odors and smoke,
and soon become grimy and smoky.
Closets in which clothing is kept
should be aired every day. If dresses
are to lie in trunks or drawers they
should be folded with great care, and
always right side out, particularly il
lined. rs the dress material, folding
over the lining, prevents in measure
its creaSing. Dresses which can be
hung right side out crease and string
much less than those which are hung
up wrong side ont. They may b.
eas " projected from dust by hanging
sheet or curtain made of calico oven
them. Hats and bonnets should be
kept well brushed with n soft MANILA
brush. Whisks are too ST fl and harsh
to be used When not in use thcy
should be kept in II box or close closet
or drawer if one chances to have
them OF sufficient depth
If summer dresses of wash materials
are always folded smoothly on taking
them of they will require unless
actually soicd, much less frequent
LAUNDERING than when hung. Treated
in this way by Il moderately careful
person, linen lawn dress may some
times be worn every day for two weeks.
The dress, however, must have been
well done up to commence with.
The care of boots, shoes. and slip
pers, which do their full share in giving
one tidy, well dressed air. must not
be forgotten Firstly, never allow q
boot or shoe to become run over at the
heel. No heel is better than a run
over one. If you can not afford to
keep them straight by frequent rebuild
ing cut of the lit each time one be.
comes run over. With great care Thu
habit of running over heels may be al
most entirely cured A greater assist
ancc than nails on the side r1n over IL
TO have a small wedge forced between
the LAYERS of the heel on the rua over
side, thus forcing the foot to tread the
other way. If this is persistently kept
up. the boot will soon show a great
Improvement A boot should never be
worn with buttons of or with knots in
the shocstrings, both being untidy. Nc
matter how old boot may be, even j.
patched. if the buttons are all on, the
heels straight and il is well blackencd,
IL has a tidy. welldressed appearance.
Slippers above all things must be ire
proachable in the way of being Who'll,
and well blackened. philadelphia Press